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He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.
And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
